" iexplore.exe " from win98 . I need your help to restore this file

IEXPLORE.EXE
Ive lost it or deleted it...who knows!!! But i need
your help to point me in the right direction.
My Computers going to be "FRICKEN BOAT ANCHOR" if i
can't find a replacment. It says that it needs this file
to open my JPEG , GIF...etc files. Its sopposed to be
located at:
C:\programfiles\internetexplorer\iexplore.exe

Is there a hidden backup file on the hard drive or
some place on the web i can go to retore the file? Oh,and
yes ive already got the "Dumb-Ass of The Day" award for
never having backed up my files since ive had it. I have a
Compac 7470 desktop unit that came with restore disks, but
i dont see that file when i open up the disks. hopoe
somone out there can help me.

thanks bob

If you have only that problem then get this free viewer for your pictures.
You can even edit the pictures and change from to any format you want.

IrfanView
A compact freeware program that supports many formats, may be the only
graphics file viewer you need.
http://www.irfanview.com/
--

Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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"boog n bob" wrote in message
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IEXPLORE.EXE
Ive lost it or deleted it...who knows!!! But i need
your help to point me in the right direction.
My Computers going to be "FRICKEN BOAT ANCHOR" if i
can't find a replacment. It says that it needs this file
to open my JPEG , GIF...etc files. Its sopposed to be
located at:
C:\programfiles\internetexplorer\iexplore.exe

Is there a hidden backup file on the hard drive or
some place on the web i can go to retore the file? Oh,and
yes ive already got the "Dumb-Ass of The Day" award for
never having backed up my files since ive had it. I have a
Compac 7470 desktop unit that came with restore disks, but
i dont see that file when i open up the disks. hopoe
somone out there can help me.

thanks bob

IEXPLORE.EXE is the core Internet Explorer browser app. I doubt it's actually
gone.

And, no, it is *not* supposed to be located at
C:\programfiles\internetexplorer\iexplore.exe

If that's what the error message says, that's the problem--the file association
is screwed up.

Look in C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe (note the spaced in the
path.)

You should also use Folder Options, View tab to make sure you have the
following:settings
Show All Files--Enabled
Hide extensions for known filetypes--Disabled

If IEXPLORE is truly missing, the reinstall/upgrade Internet Explorer. If IE is
working fine, you can do what Henri suggests, or try a couple of different
patches from http://www.aumha.org/regfiles.htm involving image
viewing/previewing, or from Ron Badour's or Doug Knox's sites (listed at the
above linked site, bottom of the page.)

Or try this: Select (but only use a single click) an image file (JPG, GIF...only
a few will work in IE,) then Hold down the Shift key and right-click the file.
Choose OpenWith. Select Internet Explorer (iexplore.exe) and make sure to check
"Always use this application."

(Still, Henri's solution is the smarter one, s.)

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x

"boog n bob" wrote in message
...

IEXPLORE.EXE
Ive lost it or deleted it...who knows!!! But i need
your help to point me in the right direction.
My Computers going to be "FRICKEN BOAT ANCHOR" if i
can't find a replacment. It says that it needs this file
to open my JPEG , GIF...etc files. Its sopposed to be
located at:
C:\programfiles\internetexplorer\iexplore.exe

Is there a hidden backup file on the hard drive or
some place on the web i can go to retore the file? Oh,and
yes ive already got the "Dumb-Ass of The Day" award for
never having backed up my files since ive had it. I have a
Compac 7470 desktop unit that came with restore disks, but
i dont see that file when i open up the disks. hopoe
somone out there can help me.

thanks bob